Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down
Toyota Motor is gradually resuming production at its Japanese factories following a computer system malfunction that halted the processing of vehicle part orders and led to the temporary closure of 14 assembly plants. This interruption affected a vital component of Toyota s lean manufacturing approach, a strategy it originated to reduce inventory and maximize production efficiency, a methodology embraced by other automakers as well.
Toyota Motor was ramping
back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after
a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down
on Tuesday, forcing the closure of 14 assembly.
Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on Tuesday, forcing the closure of 14 assembly plants.